The Archive · 1928

Bishop Ching

Znom ALR OWN Cons Hankow, Nov, 20.

There is much sorrow in Roman Catholic circles here at the death of Bishop Ching of Puchi, a centre of the Roman Catholic Church in Hupeh. The Bishop was one of the six consociated by the Pope pers sonally in Rome tro years or 69 ago. He had gone to Hengchow in Hunan to take part in the secretion of the Rt, Rev. Bishop Painzzi, who is to be voadjator to one of the oldest servants of the Church, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Mond ami, of Changsha, but caught cotd on the way and died from pneumor soon after reaching Hengchow. Me was greatly esta ned by all who had the privilege of meeting: him.

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